How to Run a House Meeting

Estimated Completion Time: 60-90 minutes

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Overview

House meetings are one of the most foundational skills for organizing. The modern house meeting was a crucial tool used during the United Farm Workers Movement, and many organizing traditions use this model today. This session will lead participants through what a house meeting is and how to conduct an effective house meeting so that you can continue to build your relational network in your region.

About the Course

How to Run a House Meeting is an interactive module for individuals who want to build their relational network, build a constituency, or to build power in a community. Whether you are interested in organizing, policy and advocacy, or electoral politics, this is a crucial tool to identify leaders and to understand what issues are impacting people in your community.

From the comfort of your computer, you will learn tips and strategies to begin to conduct your own house meetings. In this course you will:

Understand what a house meeting is and the history behind them
Identify key elements of a house meeting
Know how a house meeting can build power and action
Organize and facilitate a house meeting

Who Should Enroll

LEE members interested in organizing, advocacy, or constituent engagement
LEE members who are seeking to grow their relationships in their region
LEE members who are interested in identifying existing leaders in your communities
LEE members who want to know what issues are most pressing to students, families, and educators in their community

What to Expect

Work through the content on a timeline that works best with your busy schedule in this completely virtual and self-paced course.
Learn about how house meetings can help you to identify leaders and lift up issues.
Identify the impact of storytelling within house meetings.
Identify ways to use house meetings to identify issues that are widely and deeply felt so that participants are able to move into action together

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Questions? Contact Mollie Stephens at paolee@educationalequity.org

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